Trump Averts Mass-Resignation Crisis as Riot Tests Staff Loyalty

  • Top officials will stay on to smooth transition to Biden
  • Close Trump aide Hicks still considering resignation
Trump Condemns Riot, Concedes Biden Will Take Office
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Donald Trump risked losing much of his White House staff to mass resignations after inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, but top officials have decided to stay on to smooth the transition to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.

“Those who work in this building are working to ensure an orderly transition of power,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a brief statement to reporters on Thursday in which she condemned the storming of the Capitol.